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larger volumes of pharmaceuticals across
Europe, the Americas and Asia, meeting
the demands of our customers.
"Since New Premia opened in May
2023, we’ve handled over 200,000
tonnes of cargo in the facility. It boasts
industry-leading technology, including
an automated material handling system
(MHS) and fully integrated warehouse
management system (WMS), allowing for
an overall smoother processing of goods
from delivery to airside."
Close monitoring and shipment trans-
parency are crucial in the life sciences and
healthcare sector, particularly for time-
and-temperature controlled goods, says
Weiss of DHL Global Forwarding. "DHL
LifeTrack, our specialised cold chain track-
ing solution, ensures that our customers
and standards of pharmaceutical handling are continuously informed about every
practices such as the IATA CEIV standards." aspect of their critical time-and-tempera-
Cathay Cargo customers have shown ture controlled shipments and as well as
great interest in its Ultra Track service, system components for quality compli-
and have seen value in the enhanced ance, enabling DHL to manage quality
shipment data visibility and 24/7 shipment compliance requirements in a highly
monitoring by its operation control centre. system-driven and digitised fashion. With
"This year we have also collaborated with real-time alerts, customers receive timely
Envirotainer, one of our strategic cool updates on the shipment's temperature,
container partners, on data integration to location and transit time, enabling them
provide tracking and monitoring features to stay ahead and make informed deci-
for our customers," says Iyer. We’re seeing a sions for their business. Additionally, our
Customers are finding active and pas- growth in transporting reporting feature empowers customers
sive solutions on offer from Cathay Cargo to maintain control and stay proactive in
more simplified and easier to use. Iyer says: personalised managing their shipments.”
"Customers also appreciate our enhanced Challenges for pharma transportation
features such as multiple transportation medication from areas The pandemic underscored the critical
temperature ranges, a wide range of cool of the world such as nature of pharmaceutical logistics, adds
containers and the innovative design at Behnke of Swissport. "It highlighted how
our new Pharma Handling Centre, includ- Europe and America predictable and safe pharma shipments
ing the insulated truck docks and movable need to be. The industry saw that those
charging points for active containers." to locations around capable of managing pharmaceuticals can
Technology efficiencies have been nota- the globe. This is due handle any supply chain due to stringent
ble at New Premia, one of the major cargo quality levels and compliance demands.
handling facilities at the London Heath- to the pharmaceutical "We've seen strong competition in
row hub, says Jordan Kohlbeck, Head of packaging innovations such as active or
Pharmaceuticals, IAG Cargo. "The entire manufacturing hybrid cool containers. Monitoring of the
New Premia facility has been designed to capabilities that exist cool chain has become standard, crucial
handle more cargo for customers as ef- for survival in this market. There's been a
ficiently as possible with 11 new landside in these countries, heightened awareness of pharmaceutical
doors, meaning less waiting time for driv- logistics, pushing technological advance-
ers dropping off or collecting cargo. and the demographic ments to improve predictability and risk
"The facility contains a dedicated Con- requirement for tailored assessment, especially since the pandemic.
stant Climate Quality Centre specifically for A notable development from the manufac-
pharmaceuticals with 27 dedicated cool therapeutics. turer's side was the adaptation in vaccine
cells guaranteeing temperature-sensitive logistics, where lyophilization (free drying)
shipments are held in the right condi- Jordan Kohlbeck will enable ocean freight bulk transport, a
tions. These areas allow us to transport IAG Cargo significant advancement in a short span."
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